Darian Bernard Durant was born on August 19,1982 and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback.
47 Facts About Darian Durant
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Darian Durant played college football at the University of North Carolina.
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Darian Durant was named a CFL West Division All-Star in 2009 and 2013.
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Darian Durant was the starting quarterback when the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the 101st Grey Cup in 2013 on their home field.
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Darian Durant was born on August 19,1982, in Florence, South Carolina to Betty and Israel Darian Durant.
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Darian Durant's younger brother, Justin, played for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, and his older brother, Keyshawn, was a quarterback at South Carolina State.
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Darian Durant attended high school at Wilson High School in Florence, South Carolina.
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Darian Durant set a school record with 2,446 passing yards and tied his own record with 25 touchdown passes, which was set during his sophomore season.
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Darian Durant was named a Super Prep All-America, Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today and Prep Star All-Region selection.
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Darian Durant played in the South Carolina All-Star game, where he completed 9 of his 11 passing attempts for 215 yards.
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Darian Durant signed a letter of intent to play college football at the University of North Carolina in 2000.
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In 2001, during his first NCAA season, Darian Durant established school freshman records with 17 touchdown passes, 142 completions, 1843 passing yards and 1971 yards of total offense.
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Darian Durant finished second overall in ACC Rookie of the Year voting to Florida State quarterback Chris Rix.
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Darian Durant was awarded the Jeffrey Cowell Memorial Award as the team's top freshman.
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Darian Durant had set UNC records with 1,159 passing attempts, 701 completions, 68 passing touchdowns, 8,755 passing yards and 9,630 yards of total offense.
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Darian Durant was undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft, but signed a free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens and attended their training camp.
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Darian Durant was briefly on the team's practice squad, but was cut during the 2005 season because of concerns about his size.
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Darian Durant was placed on the Ottawa Renegades negotiation list in 2006, by future Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Eric Tillman.
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Darian Durant was on the team's practice roster for the remaining ten games.
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Darian Durant was on the sidelines as starting quarterback Kerry Joseph led Roughriders to a victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.
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Darian Durant started four games for the Riders during the season, and played in four others.
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Darian Durant had seven passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown during the season.
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In January 2009, Darian Durant signed a new contract with the Roughriders rather than becoming a free agent.
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Darian Durant entered the 2009 season as the club's starting quarterback, but head coach Ken Miller gave backup Jyles significant playing time as well.
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Darian Durant made the most of his opportunity, becoming the first Roughrider quarterback to start all 18 games since Kent Austin, who last played for the club in 1993.
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Darian Durant was named the Roughriders nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player, and was selected a West Division All-Star at quarterback.
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Darian Durant was named the Roughriders' Wireless Age Most Popular Player.
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Darian Durant led the Roughriders to the Grey Cup, where they were defeated by the Montreal Alouettes on a last second field goal.
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Darian Durant finished the 2009 season with 4,348 passing yards and 501 rushing yards.
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Darian Durant threw 24 touchdown passes during the season and had 21 interceptions, leading the CFL.
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Darian Durant threw five touchdown passes and picked up 478 passing yards during the game.
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At the halfway point of the season, Darian Durant had thrown 11 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions, while rushing for another five touchdowns.
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Darian Durant was selected as the Roughriders' nominee for the CFL Most Outstanding Player Award.
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Darian Durant's production fell significantly through the course of the season.
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Darian Durant set career highs in touchdowns, with 31, while limiting his interceptions to only 12.
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Darian Durant began the year having attempted 212 consecutive pass attempts without being intercepted joining Dave Dickenson and later Ricky Ray as the only quarterback in CFL history to start 7 consecutive games without throwing an interception.
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Darian Durant set a career-high for passer rating with 95.7.
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Darian Durant was forced out of the 2015 season due to injury when he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the Riders' first week game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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Early in the second quarter of the fourth week Darian Durant left the game after BC defensive linemen Mic'hael Brooks fell into his leg on a passing play.
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Darian Durant was taken into the Riders locker room and later appeared on the sidelines using crutches.
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Darian Durant ending up only missing two weeks returning as the starting quarterback in Week 7.
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Darian Durant started 15 games for the Als, but only managed to win three games.
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Darian Durant was the second lowest rated starting quarterback according to the CFL's QUAR rating system.
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Darian Durant threw more interceptions than touchdowns for the first time in his career, and his passer rating was the lowest it had been since his 2011 season.
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Darian Durant agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on January 20,2018.
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On May 11,2018, Darian Durant announced his retirement from professional football.
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In conjunction with a local Ford dealer, and to commemorate the Roughriders' 100th anniversary, Darian Durant lent his name to a limited edition Ford F-150 truck that was sold in Regina.